Subject: Dihydrogen Monoxide
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Wed Jan 30 2002 - 08:33:15 EST
"Gullible Attempt?"
An unidentified man in Buenos Aires pushed
his wife out of an eighth-floor window last week,
but his plan to kill her failed when she became
entangled in some power cables below. Seeing
she was still alive, the man jumped and tried to
land on top of her.
He missed...
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"Dihydrogen Monoxide"
A freshman at Eagle Rock Junior High won
first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science
Fair on April 26. He was attempting to show
how conditioned we have become to the
alarmists practicing junk science and spreading
fear of everything in our environment.
In his project he urged people to sign a petition
demanding strict control or total elimination of
the chemical "dihydrogen monoxide." And for
plenty of good reasons, since it can:
1. cause excessive sweating and vomiting
2. it is a major component in acid rain
3. it can cause severe burns in its gaseous state
4. accidental inhalation can kill you
5. it contributes to erosion
6. it decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes
7. it has been found in tumors of terminal cancer
patients
He asked 50 people if they supported a ban of
the chemical.
Forty-three said yes, six were undecided, and only
one knew that the chemical was -
Water! The title of his prize winning project was,
"How Gullible Are We?"
He feels the conclusion is obvious.
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